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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 78553 m/e 03/1945
British Railways 90418 m/e 09/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Class WD/8
Company History WD
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L943
Works Number 25408
To Service During 03/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sun 16/01/1966
Service Life 20 yrs, 10 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1945
CLK   Colwick w/e 04/09/1948
STV   Staveley (G.C.) w/e 31/12/1949
38A   Colwick 5w/e 23/07/1955
38D   Staveley (G.C.) 5w/e 21/01/1956
41J   Langwith Junction w/e 27/02/1960
41B   Sheffield Grimesthorpe w/e 16/04/1960
41J   Langwith Junction w/e 29/04/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 16/01/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN HLD Hull Dairycoates on 12/08/1947
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 04/09/1948
ALLOC STV Staveley (G.C.) w/e 31/12/1949
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 13/08/1955
ALLOC 38D Staveley (G.C.) 4w/e 28/01/1956
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 4w/e 19/03/1960
ALLOC 41B Sheffield Grimesthorpe 4w/e 16/04/1960
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 5w/e 13/05/1961
WDN   w/e 16/01/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1945 To Service To service as WD Number 78553
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25408
   
04/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
31/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    
09/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 90418    
23/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
21/01/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (38D)    
27/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
16/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Grimesthorpe (41B)    
29/04/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
16/01/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 90418    
05/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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